UNITED STATES · 1919

The Greatest Question

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood murder witness orphan child poverty redemption family bonds
Synopsis

Young Nellie Jarvis, daughter of a wandering couple, witnesses the murder of a woman by a man and his wife. Years later, "Little Miss Yes'm", as Nellie is known, returns to the area as an orphan. Locals Mr. and Mrs. Hilton, though poverty stricken, take her into their family. Fully integrated with the loving Hiltons, she wishes to relieve them of their financial strain. Nellie travels to a nearby

Year1919
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
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